Support for clothesline reels



March 1; 1949. HOGREF 2,463,176

SUPPORT FOR CLOTHESLINE REELS Filed July 17, 1946 2 Sheet-Sheet'l Inventor March 1, 1949. 0, w, HOGREFE. 1 2,463,176

' SUPPORTFOR CLOTHESLINE HEELS Filed July 17, 1946 2 Shets-$heet 2 Inventor U/en lift/7am H09 re/ Patented Mar. 1, 1949 l FATE N T O F F I C 2,463,176. SUPPORT FOR CILOTHESLINEREEES Olen Wallace Hogrefe, maha,-Nebr.1

Application July 17, 1946, Serial'No'. 684,363.

1 Claim. 1 My invention relates to improvements in reels for clothes lines, especially, although not-nec-. essarily; thelprimary object in VleW'beiIlgiiZOl provideta simplytconstructed reel :otfew parts,-=inexpensive toemanufacture, ands-which is adapted toberclampedjtoa post and *fOIz'eaSy operation totwindzup-pr-unwind a clothes line, as desired, theiiewoundulin'e being so protected fromthe weather thatwthe same may be left outdoors 0011-;

Figure 2 is a view in vertical transverse section,

Figure 3 is a view in horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a View in rear elevation drawn to an enlarged scale and with parts shown in section,

Figure 5 is a similar view illustrating an optional manner of attaching the reel,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view in vertical section illustrating the manner in which the clamp is tightened.

Reference being had to the drawings by numerals, according to my invention, as shown, the housing I is provided preferably of sheet metal, and rectangular box-like form, and which embodies a top 2, a bottom 3, sides 4, a back 5, and a front 6. The bottom 3 is detachable for access to the interior of the housing and is secured to the sides 4 by means of screws I turned into lugs 8 on said sides. A central, reduced opening 9 extends across the front 6 from side to side of the housing I.

The reel shaft I 8 extends through the sides 4 of the housing I and is suitably journaled in said sides in the center thereof with a hand crank II fast on one end thereof.

A reel II is enclosed by the housing I and comprises a cylindrical hollow core i2 relatively larger in diameter than the reel shaft ID with ends fitting between the sides 4 and sleeved onto (c1. arc-#230) tion of the reel I i, counter-cloclcwise asviewed in Figures 1 and 2, said pawl ratcheting over the teeth i6 upon rotation of the reel II clockwise.

A pawl release bar I9 is pivoted, as at 20, on one side i of the housing I, on the outside of the housing, with a cam ZI on the pivot 20 thereof underlying the pawl II the arrangement being such that said bar I9 may be rocked in opposite directions to lift the pawl I'I into disengaged position, or, to permit said pawl to engage the ratchet IS. A pair of stop pins 22, 23 limit rocking of said bar I9 in opposite directions.

A clamp 24 is provided on the back 5 of the housing I comprising a pair of clamping blocks 25, 26 with concave mating faces 21, 28 and which are adapted when the clamp is tightened to fit around and clampingly engage a post 21. A pair of bolts '29 extend through a pair of arcuate slots 30 in the back 5 and through said blocks 25, 26, said bolts 29 being provided with nuts 3| by means of which the blocks 25, 26 may be drawn into tight clamping relation and secured in fixed position to the back 5 of the housing I.

A downwardly and forwardl opening closure flap 32 is hinged, as at 33, to the front 6 of the housing I to close the opening 9. A suitable knob 34 is rotatably mounted on the closure flap 32 with a rotatable catch 35 thereon for engagement behind the front 6 to retain said flap 32 in closing position.

As will be obvious, a clothes line 36, secured to the reel II in any suitable manner, and extended therefrom out of the opening 9 may be wound up by rotation of the reel in the proper direction, clockwise, as viewed in Figures 1 and 2, to tighten said line with its free end attached to a fixed post or the like, not shown. Conversely, the line 36 may be unwound by rotation of the reel II counter-clockwise, as viewed in Figures 1 and 2. The pawl I1 and ratchet teeth I 6 normally prevent rotation of the reel II in a direction to unwind the line 34 but may be quickly released by rocking of the bar I9 in the proper direction to release or disengage the pawl I1, so that the reel I I may be rotated to unwind said line. When the line 36 is completely wound up, the closure flap 32 may be closed and latched, in a manner 3 which will be clear, to completel house the line 36 on the reel II. By means of the bolts 29 and arcuate slots 30, the clamp 24 may be rotated so as to be clamped to a vertical post 2'! and hold the housing I in a position such that the reel H operates about a horizontal axis. Also, by rotating the clamp 24, in the manner described, said clamp may be positioned for attachment to a horizontal post 28', as shown in Figure 5, to secure the housing I to said bar with the axis of the reel ll horizontal. As will be manifest, the clamp 24 may be rotated into a number of different positions to secure the housing I to a post inclining either from the vertical or horizontal, to always maintain the axis of the reel ll horizontal regardless of the fact that the post 21' or post 28' may be inclined from correct position.

The foregoing will, it is believed, sufiice to impart a clear understanding of my invention, without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described is susceptible of modification without departing from the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall Within the scope ofthe appended claims.

What I claim is:

Attaching means for securing a clothesline reel to a pole comprising a casing adapted to house the reeljournalled therein, and having a back plate, a pair of complemental clamping blocks opposed to said plate and movable into clamping relation whereby the same are adapted to grip the pole therebetween, and a pair of clamping bolts slidably extending through said blocks upon opposite sides of the pole and through said plate for moving said blocks into clamping relation and said plate into clamping relation to one of the blocks, said plate having a pair of arcuate slots therein for rotating said plate on said bolts through an angle of 90 degrees to correspondingly rotate said casing and position the reel crosswise of or parallel to said pole selectively.

OLEN WALLACE HOGREFE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 179,650 Eaton July 11, 1876 419,427 Eichnex Jan. 14, 1890 456,157 Ormsby July 21, 1891 625,032 Homan May 16, 1899 1,303,249 Brown May 13, 1919 1,384,520 Ditson July 12, 1921 1,453,157 Miessner Apr. 24, 1923 

